I just wanted to throw a quick note out about Jeff Stoughton - even though the final was a bit lopsided, this guy is still among the best curlers in the world and one of the most classy guys ever. Here's a great snippet from TSN.ca this evening:
Down six points after eight ends, Stoughton performed his trademark 360-degree delivery in the ninth to liven up a lopsided final and then shook hands to end it.
"Hats off to Kevin's team," the Manitoba skip said. "They played a great game and they'll do us proud at the worlds."
"We just didn't get the rocks in there. We missed a couple of draws early and they made some great ones but what can you say? They played a great game."
Stoughton left the Pengrowth Saddledome immediately after the game. A Canadian Curling Association spokesman then revealed that the Manitoba skip's father Jack had suffered a mild heart attack prior to the final. Jack was taken to hospital and was said to be well enough to watch the final on television.
I can't imagine how hard it would be to focus when your father has a heart attack right before the Brier Final. But Jeff went out there, tried his best and still entertained the crowd - waving to the camera even when the game was out of reach, and of course performing his trademark Spinorama delivery. And after a game like that, he still comes out and says that Team Martin will "do us proud at the worlds". That is one classy individual.
Team Stoughton is a great team and I hope they make it back next year to represent Manitoba. Congratulations to both Team Martin and Team Stoughton on a phenomenal week of curling.
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